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5520, SA vs 5560, SA
Postcode comparison ≈ 16 km apart · 5520, SA profile · 5560, SA profile
5520, SA 5560, SA
Postcode 5520 and postcode 5560 are both sparsely populated areas in South Australia. Postcode 5560 is far more likely to have homes owned outright (60.1% compared to 47.2%) and has better access to basic services, with 51.8% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries compared to 22.0% in postcode 5520. Postcode 5560 also has a far higher share of high-income households earning $3,000 or more a week (10.4% versus 5.1%).
The two areas are almost identical when it comes to the typical weekly personal income, which is around $540 for both. This shared economic profile sits alongside widening gaps in other areas, such as education and home ownership. For example, the gap in Year 12 completion has grown since 2011, with postcode 5560 now well higher at 37.7% compared to 28.2% in postcode 5520.
Where they differ most
Demographics & Identity
- First area, 2011: 618
- First area, 2016: 589
- First area, 2021: 540
- Second area, 2011: 416
- Second area, 2016: 471
- Second area, 2021: 454
- First area, 2011: 47 yrs
- First area, 2016: 49 yrs
- First area, 2021: 52 yrs
- Second area, 2011: 44 yrs
- Second area, 2016: 45 yrs
- Second area, 2021: 49 yrs
Age structure
Marital status
Age & sex structure
Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.
- 85+ in 5520, SA: 1.1% males, 1.3% females; 85+ in 5560, SA: 1.3% males, 0.0% females
- 80–84 in 5520, SA: 1.6% males, 2.0% females; 80–84 in 5560, SA: 2.0% males, 1.1% females
- 75–79 in 5520, SA: 2.7% males, 1.8% females; 75–79 in 5560, SA: 4.5% males, 2.7% females
- 70–74 in 5520, SA: 3.6% males, 2.9% females; 70–74 in 5560, SA: 2.9% males, 3.8% females
- 65–69 in 5520, SA: 5.6% males, 4.9% females; 65–69 in 5560, SA: 5.1% males, 4.2% females
- 60–64 in 5520, SA: 4.9% males, 4.1% females; 60–64 in 5560, SA: 4.0% males, 3.3% females
- 55–59 in 5520, SA: 4.1% males, 4.5% females; 55–59 in 5560, SA: 4.2% males, 3.6% females
- 50–54 in 5520, SA: 2.9% males, 3.1% females; 50–54 in 5560, SA: 4.2% males, 2.4% females
- 45–49 in 5520, SA: 3.8% males, 2.7% females; 45–49 in 5560, SA: 3.3% males, 4.5% females
- 40–44 in 5520, SA: 1.8% males, 2.2% females; 40–44 in 5560, SA: 2.9% males, 2.4% females
- 35–39 in 5520, SA: 2.5% males, 2.3% females; 35–39 in 5560, SA: 3.6% males, 2.4% females
- 30–34 in 5520, SA: 2.9% males, 3.8% females; 30–34 in 5560, SA: 1.3% males, 1.8% females
- 25–29 in 5520, SA: 0.7% males, 1.6% females; 25–29 in 5560, SA: 0.7% males, 1.1% females
- 20–24 in 5520, SA: 1.3% males, 0.7% females; 20–24 in 5560, SA: 2.4% males, 1.6% females
- 15–19 in 5520, SA: 2.9% males, 1.3% females; 15–19 in 5560, SA: 2.9% males, 2.4% females
- 10–14 in 5520, SA: 2.5% males, 4.7% females; 10–14 in 5560, SA: 2.4% males, 2.9% females
- 5–9 in 5520, SA: 4.1% males, 1.1% females; 5–9 in 5560, SA: 4.5% males, 2.4% females
- 0–4 in 5520, SA: 2.7% males, 3.4% females; 0–4 in 5560, SA: 2.2% males, 2.7% females
Ancestry & Birthplace
Country of birth
Ancestry
Language
Language used at home
Religion
Religious affiliation
Education & Qualifications
Highest year of school
Highest qualification level
Field of qualification
Income
- First area, 2011: $419
- First area, 2016: $488
- First area, 2021: $543
- Second area, 2011: $389
- Second area, 2016: $477
- Second area, 2021: $536
- First area, 2011: $722
- First area, 2016: $792
- First area, 2021: $862
- Second area, 2011: $816
- Second area, 2016: $806
- Second area, 2021: $946
- First area, 2011: $928
- First area, 2016: $1,205
- First area, 2021: $1,224
- Second area, 2011: $993
- Second area, 2016: $1,011
- Second area, 2021: $1,329
Household income distribution
Personal income distribution
Health & Disability
Long-term health conditions reported
Number of long-term health conditions
Community Participation
Family & Households
- First area, 2011: 2.2
- First area, 2016: 2.1
- First area, 2021: 2.1
- Second area, 2011: 2.3
- Second area, 2016: 2.3
- Second area, 2021: 2.3
Family composition
Household size
Housing & Dwellings
- First area, 2011: $120
- First area, 2016: $145
- First area, 2021: $150
- Second area, 2011: $100
- Second area, 2016: $150
- Second area, 2021: $150
- First area, 2011: $498
- First area, 2016: $650
- First area, 2021: $630
- Second area, 2011: $867
- Second area, 2016: $867
- Second area, 2021: $823
- First area, 2011: 1.10
- First area, 2016: 0.70
- First area, 2021: 0.70
- Second area, 2011: 1.00
- Second area, 2016: 0.70
- Second area, 2021: 0.70
How homes are owned or rented
Types of homes
Bedrooms per home
Weekly rent distribution
Monthly mortgage distribution
Transport & Vehicles
How people get to work
Motor vehicles per home
Migration & Movement
Jobs & Industry
Industries people work in
Occupations people work in
Economy & Advantage
Crime & Safety
Walkability
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Cite this page
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). 5520, SA vs 5560, SA [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/poa/POA5520/5520-sa/vs/POA5560/5560-sa